Conference - Archives 2016-17

The Big 12 Conference has announced its 2016 Fall Scholar-Athletes of the Year. The following student-athletes have been selected as award winners for their respective sports based on a vote of each sport head coaching group.

Two student-athletes from the Big 12 Conference have been named to their respective sport oversight committees. Gary Jennings of West Virginia, a sophomore wide receiver, will represent the league on the Division I Football Oversight Committee. Oklahoma's Khadeem Lattin, a junior forward, will be part of the Division I Men's Basketball Oversight Committee.

The D1A Athletic Directors' Association (the "Association") recently concluded its annual meeting in Dallas, where the Association concluded a year-long process to redefine the role the Association intends to play in shaping the future of collegiate athletics.

The Forum, "Campus Violence – Finding Solutions," will be held on Wednesday, September 28, at 4:00 p.m. CT, at the Belo Mansion & Pavilion in Dallas, and will center on domestic violence and sexual assault.

The Big 12 Conference boasts a league-record 100 current or former student-athletes that will compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The list includes those who competed in the Big 12 at some point in their careers or are/were student-athletes in a NCAA-sponsored sport when the institution was in the Big 12.